Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

337. When fails our dearest friend,
There may be refuge with our direst foe.

James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862)

The Wife (Mariana), Act V, Scene II

338. Tir’d Nature’s sweet restorer, balmy sleep,
He, like the world, his ready visit pays
Where fortune smiles; the wretched he forsakes:
Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe,
And lights on lids unsully’d with a tear.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Night Thoughts, Night I, line 1

339. There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Bassanio), Act III,
Scene II

340. Talkers are no great doers.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard III (1st Murderer), Act I, Scene III

341. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II

342. Reputation is what men and women think of us.
Character is what God and angels know of us.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809)